Foundations of American Political Thought: Readings and Commentary

ISBN-13: 9781108733557 / Miękka / 2023 / 419 str.

Anna Marisa (University of Houston) Schoen

Opis

This collection of primary sources from the founding period covers the unique combination of theoretical influences in American political thought.

Recenzje

'Alin Fumurescu and Anna Marisa Schön provide an excellent introduction to the foundations of American political thought with this collection of readings and commentary that showcases competing understandings of the American political order and contested notions of American exceptionalism. Beginning with the classical and modern sources of American political thought and concluding with Abraham Lincoln's profound reflections in the crucible of the Civil War, this book is an essential resource for students and scholars alike.' Justin Buckley Dyer, University of Missouri

Spis treści

1. Introduction – The People's Two Bodies; 2. Republicanism – The People 'Is'; 3. Liberalism – The People 'Are'; 4. The Puritans – The Bi-Dimensional Covenant; 5. Independence – The Negative Founding; 6. The Positive Founding (I): One People or Several Peoples? 7. The Positive Founding (II) – The People as One and Many; 8. The Whole and the Parties; 9. People That Were Left Behind; 10. The United States 'Is'.